thumb drives (was Re: [AT] computer problems

[charlie hill]

Hi Larry,  The problem of writting on CD's is now history.  I saw a computer 
add yesterday and they were telling about the CDR drive in their machine. 
Seems it has a component that Laser writes text and graphics on the face of 
the  CD.  All I know about was said on the ad in less time than it took me 
to type this so don't get too excited.  lol

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
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Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 1:48 PM
Subject: RE: thumb drives (was Re: [AT] computer problems


> Hey, Mike, there's a published standard for librarians that you would
> probably find interesting.  It covers all the magnetic and optical media
> including things that we lowly consumers can only dream about being able
> to do in the future --all the way up to quad level recording for DVD's.
> It gives all the do's and don'ts for handling, marking, storing, etc,
> and gives the recording standards. Among other things it says to never,
> NEVER, mark directly on a CD or DVD disk with anything.  Always use
> preprinted labels.  Once you see the mechanical structure of the disks,
> you can understand why.    If there's interest, I'll look up the URL and
> post it for you all.  It's around 50 pages long.
>
> Larry
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sloane
> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 5:32 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: OT: thumb drives (was Re: [AT] computer problems
>
> Thumb drives are great for "sneakernet" file transfers, but data I have
> seen shows that they have very poor reliability in terms of long term
> storage - almost as bad as floppies. If you you have valuable files you
> must not lose, trust your archives to high quality CD-R or DVD-R media,
> or public backup sites. Good quality optical media will last damn near
> forever if handled properly, and the cost is very low - under $1/disc
> for the best - and you can get decent drives that will do both CD-R and
> double sided DVD-R for under $100.
>
> Mike
>
> George Willer wrote:
>> Cecil,
>>
>> I just received my new thumb drive yesterday and played with it a
>> little. It's an amazing device!  They call it a thumb because of its'
>> size.  It plugs into the slot on the back of your computer and becomes
>
>> another drive. Why this is important (among other reasons) is that you
>
>> can get one to copy all your files to and then remove it... and even
>> carry it on your key chain. Now your backups are safe.
>>
>> My son Joe introduced me to them when he was here for Christmas.  He
>> showed my his that he says carries all the files for his universities
>> web site, all the information for the radio station he manages, and
> all
>> his personal files from several computers.  Just plug it in and go.
>>
>> I've been moving hundreds of files to it from my PC and then plugging
> it
>> in to my new laptop.  INCREDIBLE!
>>
>> I just got a small one... 256 meg, and it only cost delivered about
> $80.
>>
>> George Willer
>>
>
>
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